England and Costa Rica Friendlies: The Embarrassment Continues…
Hello and welcome to another edition of “Spain, the World Champions, Have Embarrassing Performances in Meaningless Friendlies”! Today, we have special guests England and Costa Rica, who will tell us how easy it is to make La Roja look miles away from the team that won in South Africa last year.
You mean that just throwing talented players at the pitch is not enough?
But first, let us keep a moment of silence for all the bandwagon fans who have stampeded over to the Germany NT bandwagon… we won’t miss you!
More Spain News
Call-up for the England and Costa Rica friendlies
… aka, Del Bosque does it again. And again. And again. Until you feel your head will explode if you have to look at the same names (tired, old names) one more time.
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), José Manuel Reina (Liverpool), Víctor Valdés (Barcelona)
Defenders: Álvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), Raúl Albiol ... [read more]
Euro 2012 Qualifiers: Czech Republic 0, Spain 2 and Spain 3, Scotland 1
Just as Del Bosque refuses to make changes to his squad selection, Spain refuses to make changes to the script of all its competitive matches since the World Cup: tidy, if uninspired, wins against the Czech Republic and Scotland sealed a perfect qualifying round for the Euro 2012.
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Call-up for the Scotland and Czech Republic matches
Vicente Del Bosque has released the list of players called up for the qualifying matches for the Euro-2012, against the Czech Republic in Prague, and against Scotland in Alicante.
If you were expecting a surprise… well, remember who we’re talking about.
Here, have my fave pic of ... [read more]
Spain 6, Liechtenstein 0, Or, Spain Qualify for the Euro 2012
This right here is bullying. Luring poor Liechtenstein to Logroño, trapping them in the stadium, scoring six goals, not giving them a chance to speak up…
It was a pretty standard evening for La Roja, apart from the fact that Del Bosque continues to baffle us by putting midfielders in the CB position when there are natural CBs on the bench ... [read more]
Spain 3, Chile 2, Or, Bonding Over Terrible Friendlies
After a string of awful friendlies that saw our position at the top of the the FIFA ranking slip to second place, and with the rocky divorce between Real Madrid and Barça players over the latest Clásicos to make things even more difficult, the friendly against Chile looked like a pretty good test of character.
Which might be why no one ... [read more]
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Club Football News
News Of The Day: 2013/2014 FC Barcelona Home And Away Kits revealed!
Our yearly dose of despair thanks to the Nike designers is here! [caption id="attachment_10002" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="No wonder the players didn\'t want to go out in daylight wearing those..."][/caption] Fore more pictures, look under the jump! ...
Match review: FC Barcelona 2 - 1 Real Valladolid, AKA The Match With the Trophy Celebration & Barça Babies!
[caption id="attachment_9996" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="Tito and Abi lifting the trophy. I just need to wipe my eyes, don't mind me."][/caption] Yes, Barça still have a few more matches to play before the league is officially over. Yes, they will probably all feel completely pointless. At least Barça have a target to ...
La Liga Preview - FC Barcelona v Valladolid. Do It For The 100 Points!
I know, I know. No one gives a damn about any more. The Liga is safely ours, and all that's left to do is to show off the trophy, which the team gets to do tomorrow. And since Atleti managed a surprising win against Real Madrid in the Copa del ...
Match review: Atletico de Madrid 1 - 2 FC Barcelona - Cliché title alert...WEEEE ARE THE CHAMPIOOONS!
[caption id="attachment_9978" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="The guard of honor from the Atleti players"][/caption] Probably one of the strangest matches of the season. Ten men and three injuries later (or "discomforts"/"precautions", who can be sure?), Barça manage to stumble home and add three more points to their overall total. But most importantly - ...
La Liga Preview: Atletico de Madrid v FC Barcelona. Can We Or Can We Not?
Wake up! Wake up, I say! La Liga is not won yet. 'But Ade,' you say, 'maybe Espanyol will take points from Real Madrid tonight and..." And I can't hear you over how loud I'm scoffing. Even if Espanyol managed to score a manita over RM tonight, they would proceed ...
Of Transfers, Form And Key Learnings
This is a very disconcerting decision. Should this be a brimming, positive piece on how the team is so close to winning its fourth Liga title in five years? Or do we throw in sufficient despair & doom predictions owing to the scoreline-that-must-not-be-mentioned vs Bayern Munich in Champions League semis? ...
La Liga Review: FC Barcelona 4, Real Betis 2. A Messi In Shining Armour
Three points and the 2012/2013 Liga title is so close I can smell it! Those are the nice things we should focus on, because if we focus on the actual football played by our lovely team, well, then things get depressing. [caption id="attachment_9939" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="You know it\'s bad when Piqué\'s ...
Match preview: FC Barcelona v Real Betis - Let's do this, Leeeeeroy Jenkins!
[caption id="attachment_9931" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Today is Cesc\'s birthday! Happy birthday!"][/caption] "Leroy Jenkins", I hear you say. "What does this have to do with Barça? Looks like the folks at Barca the Offside have well and truly lost it." Well, if you've never heard of Leeroy Jenkins before, here's the video, watch it! ...
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